Nintendo Game & Watch Joystick (For Video Game Accessibility)
Published 2022-12-27
The Nintendo Game & Watch Joystick is here... and it is great for accessibility. This is a follow-up to my video entitled "Video Games and Accessibility". If you haven't watched that video, please watch it before this one. In that video, I described my disability and lack of mobility in my left hand, which made it extremely difficult to play any of my Nintendo consoles because of the standard D-pad. Luckily, I was able to obtain a joystick for the NES and Switch. I still was unable to play my Game & Watches though, which prompted me to make the previous video. A few weeks ago, my friend Greg came to me with an idea: he modified a D-pad so that it included a joystick. My other friends Ian and Allen helped replace the standard D-pads and install the modified ones. I tried them and I was able to play! No words can express how happy that made me. I can now enjoy my games. In this video, I wanted to show off the joystick and how well it works. I also wanted to ask:
1. Would you be interested in a joystick like this?
2. What do think a fair price would be for this?
3. Would you rather obtain the standalone joystick and install it yourself or have it pre-installed?
I would love to hear your thoughts. Please share this with any video gamers and video game companies.
"Video Games and Accessibility": • Video Games and Accessibility (NES Ad...
Nintendo:
www.nintendo.com/
Original Design:
BobDaGeek276: www.thingiverse.com/thing:2331090/apps?fbclid=IwAR…
Other Credits:
Greg Kinsey - creator
Ian Carpenter - technician
Allen Cai - sander
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